Welcome to the Imaginary Music Library - New Zealand's new ficticious library created to satisfy the assignment needs of Victoria University of Wellington's 525 course in Digital Technologies.
This small but perfectly formed library has been created from the donation by the music-obsessed legend that was Wade ("The Music") Baxter of his entire music collection built up through the years of his involvement in the global music industry together with images and memorabilia from his life.
From lowly beginnings Baxter, aged 15, formed the seminal band The Legion of Indecency. Despite numerous fall-outs, band member deaths, and law suits, the band obtained legendary status. A solo career followed where Baxter brought together the teachings of his mentor - Baba Baba - and the ancient Tibetan music produced with an instrument formed from the stomach lining of a yak - to extraordinary effect in the eight album cycle called More Songs About Me.
He then slid into obscurity and depression before re-emerging as a judge on the popular TV show Sad Delusional Talentless Teenagers. A whole new audience was now exploring the life, music, and teachings of Baxter. His autobiography followed - the award-winning Yes, its all true (well, most of it anyway). He decided to share his music collection with the world and this library was formed called - with a nod to his classic album Imaginary Me - the Imaginary Music Library.
Soon after making this donation Baxter met an untimely death as the result of being buried in the sand while constructing what he described as his Super Cool Cave on Takapuna Beach. His last wish was that a blog be set up to discuss music, compare favourite music lists (and obsessive hobby of Baxter's) and to promote the library, his legacy to the world.
Where can you find the Library:
1 Syd Barrett Road
Takapuna
Auckland
New Zealand
Opening hours:
Monday 12 - 6
Tuesday 12 - 6
Thursday 12 - 6
Friday 12 - 6
(It was Wade's wish that, as he was never personally up before midday that the library should not be open before 12pm and that it should be closed so that everyone can get to the pub by 6pm)
Photo: Clive Wilkinson
I wish to donate several ephemeral pieces to this library.
ReplyDeleteThis mostly comprises of a box of pamphlets and fliers advertising various gigs.
I have also made digital copies 3 songs Baxter wrote for me and my dog on the back of my New Kids on the Block Tee. Naturally I do not wish to part from my beloved band shirt but am happy to email you the scan. I also have a lock of Baxter's hair and a sample of Takapuna beach sand believed to have come from the very cave in which Baxter met his maker.
Does the library have an email address for me to send the digital copies?
I am also interested in meeting other fans of Baxter to reminisce about old times. Does the library have a Facebook page?